by Melinda VanLone

This is the last of my series focusing on current book cover trends for 2022. If you’ve missed any of the others, you can find them here:

• Book Cover 101: A Book By Another Cover to Boost Sales
• Book Cover 101: Romance Covers
• Book Cover 101: Mystery/Thriller
• Book Cover 101: Fantastic Fantasy and Scintillating Sci Fi

Women's Fiction Cover Trends

Women’s Fiction, or Women’s Literature, is an interesting beast.… Read the post

by Amy Sue Nathan

Writing dialogue gets a character out of my head (and his or hers) and alive on the page in a conversation with other characters, and ostensibly, with the reader. It’s one of my favorite parts of novel writing.… Read the post

By Laura Drake

I’m only beginning to come out of my post-conference fog, and to get my head around all the work I have to do! Before I jump into that though, I wanted to tell you what I learned from this conference.… Read the post

Jenny Hansen fills her nights with humor, writing women's fiction, chick lit and short stories (and walking the floor with her new baby girl). By day, Jenny coordinates training for two accounting firms. After 15 years as a corporate software trainer, it's nice for her to be able to sit down while she works.… Read the post